Nova Scotia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility
The project could mean up to 3,500 construction jobs during that phase, and then about 200 full-time jobs once the facility is up and running. Continue reading
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200 residents briefly evacuated from Dartmouth neighbourhood due to gas leak
Several buildings on Kennedy and Roleika Drives were evacuated, which affected more than 200 people. Continue reading
Smart meters coming to Nova Scotia Power customers
By Rebecca Lau Reporter
Nova Scotia Power has received regulatory approval to install digital smart meters, which will collect data on customers’ power usage. Continue reading
Utility board rejects Nova Scotia Power’s $500k proposal to buy electric vehicle charging stations
The plan was to install the charging stations along Nova Scotia’s major highways, roughly 65 kilometres apart. Continue reading
Stock Transportation responds after N.S. regulator finds it violated licenses
Terri Lowe, Chieft Operating Officer of Stock Transportation Ltd. said that company is fully cooperating with authorities and revealed that the man in charge of the region, Troy Phinney, is no longer employed by the company. Continue reading
N.S. utility board takes school bus service to task over operating ‘unlicensed’ charter service
Stock Transportation operates around 500 vehicles, and 98 per cent of its business is centred on providing school bus services to the Halifax Regional School Board, the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board and the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial. Continue reading
Change would see Nova Scotia regulator eyeball gas shipping costs for consumers
The Sable project, a consortium of five companies majority-owned by ExxonMobil Canada, is made up of seven offshore platforms, 22 wells and 340 kilometres of subsea pipeline. Continue reading
Downtown Halifax businesses lose bid to fast track claims against Nova Centre
The decision by the province’s regulator found that it didn’t have the jurisdiction to hear the complaint. Continue reading
Conditions in place for Maritime Link federal loan guarantee: N.S. government
The Nova Scotia government has signed the indemnity agreement that will allow the federal loan guarantee to go ahead for the Maritime Link portion of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. Continue reading